All Blog Posts Tagged 'canada' (3)

The 2010 LBG Canada benchmarking exercise produced a wealth of information and insight into the management approaches that underpin best practice in employer-supported programs. In reviewing the data, ten essential elements of successful volunteering and giving strategies are apparent. We are pleased to share them with you here. You can …

The area of British Columbia (BC), Canada known as the West Kootenays, is great destination for a road trip with mountains, ghost towns, hot springs and lake ferry crossings on the beautiful Kootenay Lake and Upper Arrow Lake. The West Kootenays are in the south-central part of BC along the US border with the states of Washington and Idaho, where there are several boarder crossings (Cascade/Christina Lake,… Continue

Scientists have found major new fractures during an assessment of the state of giant ice shelves in Canada's far north. The team found a network of cracks that stretched for more than 10 miles (16km) on Ward Hunt, the area's largest shelf. The fate of the vast ice blocks is seen as a key indicator of climate change. One of the expedition's scientists, Derek Mueller of Trent University, Ontario, told me: "I was astonished to see… Continue